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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Warm you with Plaid

I've been one lucky duck this last week! Tim was working during the Cat's Pajama's release party, and I was actually awake to join the fun. Good thing, cuz lucky me won 2 new stamps sets! wooohooo! Thanks Alma! annnnd you know what??? Super Speedy shipping means I had my new dies and stamps in hand on Friday. I got this handsome little SheepishEwe inky and paired him with some cool new Plaid (cosmo cricket-mitten weather). Last week's challenge was Mad for Plaid. Here are two cards I made for it. This first one uses last week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch 91. I used had to add some MFT feltcut with my new inside pinking CutUps (I also got the BIG pinking border-great for boy/man cards, when scallops just don't cut it! ha, no pun intended. lol.) Tied on some divine twine and added some embossed snowflakes.

I often struggle with white images and panic, thinking, how in the heck can I make this stand out. Then I remember, that I actually really like to color these images, cuz it really doesn't take a whole lot. I use a real light, light grey like C1, my B000 (this is my FAVE copic marker, btw), and here for the face even my R11. I then just give a quick outline, on the inside of the image and fade out my line with the blending pen. It's quick and easy and really helps a white image (sheep, bunnies, snowmen, ect.) really pop off the page and still have a white, natural appearance. Wow! I'm proud of myself, I gave some coloring tips.

Here's card no. 2 for the challenge. This time I had fun with circles (the kraft and plaid circles here, were actually cast off's from my first card-I couldn't make the sizes work). Pulled out these humongous felt snowflakes I have left from an old SU pack. Both cards are pretty cute, if I don't say so myself. Thanks for stopping by. More goodies coming tomorrow!

Lisa, your coloring is amazing- so natural that I almost didn't even notice it. Know what I mean? What a cute little guy too- love how you paper pieced the scarf on both cards- awesome! Love 'em both and could not pick a favorite if I was forced to!